Conveyer for textile stock



Patented Aug. i4, 1923.

iJlJTE S Parier o@ WILLIAM S. KIES-LEY, OF READNG, fSSG-QUETTS, SSIGNR COMPANY, 0F BOSTON, IIASSACI-IUSE-m CONVEYER F01?j Application filed June 3,

Be it known that l, WILLIAM S. lINsLnY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident l Y. er. oi Reading, in the county oi lvnddlesex and State or" Massachusetts, have invented an `improvement in Conveyers for Textile Stock, ot which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is aV speciiication, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

My invention pertains to conveyers :tor textile stock and has among its objects the provision of simple and inexpensive means iior securing the slats of such a conveyer to the links in `such manner that the slats may he readily assembled with the chainsand may be replaced without disassembling of the chains. best understood from the following description when read in light of the accompanying drawings of one speciiic'embodin'ient of my invention selected orillustrative purposes, while the scope or" my invention will be more particularly pointed out in the appended claims. Y

ln the drawings Y Fig. l shows a plan ci a fragment or" .a conveyer constructed according to my inven-V tion g and Figs. 2 and 3 are sections on the lines 2-2 and 3-3 of Fig. l.'

lleiierring to the drawings which show the specific embodiment of my invention selected for illustration, l have provided a pair oil parallel sprocket chains, each consisting oi a series of links l having recesses 3 for the sprocket Wheels. In a manner to be described the opposite links carry the ends of slats Il' which provide the surface for carrying the stock moved by the conveyer. As will be understood by those skilled in the art the slats may it necessary be-provided with rows of spikes for engaging the stock.

Providing means for attachment oi the links to the slats each link is provided with a lateral ear 5 extending toward a. link of the opposite chain and each ear is constructed with a ilattened under surface 7 andxvith a tapered upper surface 9, which taper may be in two directions as is illustrated by Figs. 2 and 3, or if desired may have only a taper indicated by Fig. 2.

For securing the slats to the ears I provide the metal bands 13 each of which as indicated in Fig. 3 is shaped to enclose the ,ly invention, however, will be 'El-IE RUSSELL EAS SACTSETTS.

CORFORATIDN OF TEXTILE STOCK.

1922. serian No. 565,783.

ear and the slat, and is provided with an inturned terminal portion l5 lying against the edge of the ear. llhe other terminal portion 1'2" or the band isvwelded to a portion thereoi' adjacent the inturned portion l5 as is indicate'dQ at 19. it will be understood that the jtaper above described causes the wedge ing action either when the ear is driven into the space between the band and slat or when the band is slipped over the slat and is dri-ren over the ear, and that the wedging action causes the slat to be ilrnilv held to the ear. f L

Each slat is cut away at one end at least, on one sideto form a shoulder 2l as indicated in Fig. l. lWhen the band is placed over the slat, the band abuts theV shoulder which serves to ,hold the band Jfrom sliding away from the end of the slat when the tapered ear is driven into the recess between the slat and the band below tie inturned portion l5. Preferably, the opposite end ci each slat is formed in the same way as just described but ii' desired `for purposes of easy renewal oislats the should-er 2l may be positioned further toward the center of the slat as is indicated on the lowermost slat at 25 in Fig. l, in which case the band will held at the end of the slatby means of a. pin 27. ln either case, when avworn out or broken slat is replaced one having the shoulder 2l at one end and the shoulder 25 at the opposite end is to be employed. This permits the band being pushed against the shoulder 25 thereby all lowing the band to be forced over the adjacent ear after the opposite ear has been driven into the space between the opposite end of the slat and its adjacent band.

Although l have described for purposes ot illustration specilic embodiments of my invention, it will be understood that I am not to be limited to its particular mechanical details but that wide deviations may be made therefrom without departing-from the spirit of my invention.

Claims:

l. ln a textile stock conveyor, a pair oi" sprocket chains, each link of said chains having lateral ear extending toward the opposite chain, slats extending from each ear to an ear of a link of the opposite chain, and a clamping member for securing' the ends ci? said slats to said. ears.

2. ln a textile stock conveyor, a pair of sprocket chains, eachy link of saidI chains havingva lateral tapered ear extending t0- Ward the opposite chain, slats extending from each ear to an ear of a link lof the opposite chain, and `a elampinginember for s'ecuring' the ends of said slots to said ears.

3. In a textile stock eonveyer, a pairo'l sprocket chains, each link of said chains having a lateral tapered ear extending toward the opposite chain, slatsy extending from each ear to an ear of a link of the 0pposite chain, and a band adapted to be forced over each ear and the corresponding end of each slat for clamping` the tn'fo together.

4;. In a Vtextile stock conveyel, a pair of sprocket chains, each link of said chains having a lateral ear extending toward the opposite chain, slats extending' from each ear t0 an ear of a link of the opposite chain, and a clamping member engaging the end of each slat and passing over each ear.

5. In a textile stock conveyer7 a pair of sprocket chains, each link of said chains having' a lateral tapered ear extending to-V Ward the opposite chain, slatsextending from each car to an ear oi a link oi the opposite chain, and a clamping member engaging-the end of each slat and having a recess 'for receiving an ear and clamping it to said slat.

6. In a textile stock conveyer, a pair of parallelly arranged sprocket chains, slats extending from each link of one chain to a link of the opposite chain, and means for clamping the ends of each slat toI the corresponding link. l l y 7. In a textile stock conveyer, a pair of parallelly arranged sprocket chains, slats extendingT from each link of one chain to a link of the opposite chain, and means for cletacliably clamping the ends oi' eacli slat to the corresponding link.

8. -Inla textile stock conveyer, a pair of parallelly arranged sprocket chains, slats extending from each linkof one Chain to a link of the opposite chain7 and clamping means for securingv the ends of each slat to the corresponding link constructed to permit the replacement of the'slat Without disassembly o-f either chain.

9. In a textile stock conveyer, the combination ivith a pair of sprocket chains having links With theV ears ot slats carried by opposite ears, and the slidingly removable bands 13 for clampingtl'ie ends or said slats to said fears,

lOfIn a textile stock eonveye'r, a pair of sprocket chains having' links with laterally extendingv ears7 slats carried by opposite ears, clamping' members for securing said slats to said ears, vsaid clampingV members engagingthe sides of said slats and ears reA mote from each other and the opposite edges of said ears.

ll'. In a textile stock conveyer, a pair et sprocket chains having links with laterally extending ears, slats carried by opposite ears, clamping members for securing' said slats to said ears,'a1id said slats contactingone sidentl said ears and said clamping member engaging the other three sides oi' said ears.

12. In a 'textile Istock conveyer, a pair of sprocket chains having links with laterally extending ears, slats carried by opposite ears, and clamping` members slidingly removable by movement lengthwise of said slats for securing' said slats to said ears.

In testimony whereof, I have signed by name to this specification. 4

WILLIAM S. KINSLEY. 

